I was heartened when I heard Samantha Power, current US Ambassador to the UN, speak on the need the world and the US have for the UN. This headline and the article quoting Ms. Powers reiterated much of what I heard on the news. But it is encouraging to see an article in the newspaper. ​Ms. Power notes that the United Nations is not perfect but if we did not have it we would be trying to create a body with similar status because " ...peacebuilding, humanitarian action and the maintenance of security - would have to be done in its absence anyway." She also stated that "The world is always going to find itself turning to the UN."

​I certainly agree with Ms. Power and I pray that the new administration will also come to see the UN in this light. The US cannot "go it alone."